July, 2014

• 16 July

  

  Shant Harutyunyan Claims in Court Police Officer Slandering Him

  Examined in court today in the case of political activist Shant Harutyunyan and his friends was police officer Gegham Khachatryan...
• 16 July

  

  Armenian Ombudsman’s Office Didn’t Provide Lawyer Because It Lost Defendant’s Claim

  Defendant in the case against Shant Harutyunyan and his friends Vardan Vardanyan in court today complained about the Armenian Ombudsman's office.
• 16 July

  

  Political Activist on Trial Urges Yerevan Mayor Not to Betray His Father

  Shant Harutyunyan urged Yerevan Mayor Taron Margaryan (pictured) not to install the statue of Soviet leader Anastas Mikoyan in the Armenian capital.
• 16 July

  

  Appeals Court Rejects Appeal of Family Picked Up by Police on Day of Putin’s Visit to Armenia

  Armenia's Court of Appeal today dismissed Etchmiadzin residents Ashot Khudoyan and Heghine Makaryan's appeal to overrule the ruling of a lower court which...
• 16 July

  

  “Imperial Mindsets Survive Empires”: Gerard Libaridian on South Caucasus After USSR Collapsed

  Imperial mindsets survive empires, as do imperial rivalries in collective memory, in historiography and in policy making often long after empires are gone.
• 16 July

  

  Garbage Collectors in Armenia’s Resort Town of Sevan on Strike: Hraparak

  The garbage collectors in the town of Sevan have not been coming to work for 2 days. About two dozen workers have been gathering at the utilities...
• 16 July

  

  Russian Company Given Monopoly in Armenian Market: Zhoghovurd

  Russian companies are granted privileges beyond the limit of Armenia's Constitution: they occupy a monopoly position in the Armenian market...
• 16 July

  

  Body of Missing Young Man Found in Kelbajar: Local Press

  The body of Smbat Tsakanyan, 17, missing since July 4, was found in Kelbajar.